Anterior cruciate ligament mucoid degeneration: a review of the literature and management guidelines.

Purpose: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) mucoid degeneration is a rare encounter in clinical practice, different, but often confused with ACL mucoid cysts. Its pathophysiology remains unclear. However, recent publications have suggested that it might be underdiagnosed or misdiagnosed, and that the adverse effects of treatment by ACL resection might be underestimated.

Hybrid fixation: evaluation of a novel technique in adult osteochondritis dissecans of the knee.

Purpose: Treatment of osteochondritis dissecans of the adult knee requires bone and cartilage integration of the loose fragment. Screw fixation provides primary stability but does not guarantee bony consolidation. Additional biological fixation using osteochondral grafts-hybrid fixation-could improve fragment integration.